Debt Relief for Togo
IMF Podcasts, December 20, 2010
Source details
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- Debt Relief for Togo
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Bibliographic details
- Published: December 20, 2010
Core findings and themes
- Togo has qualified for over $1.8 billion of debt relief—equivalent to 80 percent of its external debt.
- The IMF created the "HIPC" Initiative, designed to release the poorest nations from the cycle of endless interest payments on unsustainable debt.
- The episode examines the implications of HIPC debt relief for Togo’s external debt sustainability and prospects for poverty reduction and development finance.
Participants and production
- Guest: Roger Nord, IMF African Dept.
- Hosts/Producers:
- Bruce Edwards, International Monetary Fund (producer of the IMF podcast program)
- Rhoda Metcalfe, independent journalist and audio producer
- Bruce Edwards is described as an award-winning audio producer and journalist who has covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters and who aims to showcase economists’ research in IMF podcasts.